Alameda County Community Food Bank

Food Drive

Organize a food drive and make a difference in your community. The Food Bank's Food Drive Program helps individuals, businesses, faith communities, and organizations run successful food drives, while raising awareness about the root causes of poverty and hunger.

Virtual Food Drive
You tell us which critically needed food items you want to purchase for the Food Bank – and we’ll show you how you get exponentially more bang for your buck with our vast purchasing resources. Ready to shop?

Holiday Food Drive
The holidays are a season of escalated demand for food. In 2008, the Food Bank is responding to unprecedented need in Alameda County. Learn how you can help.

Summer Food Drive
A dire economy made our 2008 Summer Food Drive one of the most critical in the Food Bank’s 23-year history … and the community responded in kind by donating 55,778 lbs. of food – well over our record goal of 50,000 lbs. That’s an increase of 34% over the Summer 2007 Food Drive (which was also a record-breaker)!

Here are some food drive resources:

Tips for a successful food drive (.pdf* file)
Current and upcoming food drives
Sign up to run your own food drive:
- Online form
- Download a printer-friendly form
Where to donate/drop-off food in your community
Customizable flyer for your organization
List of most needed non-perishable foods (.pdf* file).

Some of our annual food drives include:

General Food Drive

Summer Food Drive

High Holy Days Food Drive

Boy Scouts Food Drive

Holiday Food Drive

Lenten Food Drive

School Food Drive

Letter Carriers Food Drive

For more information on organizing a food drive, contact our food drive department at (510) 635-3663, ext. 318 or email us

* These documents are .pdf (Portable Document Format) files and require Adobe Acrobat Reader. If you need to download the reader please use the link below.